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Century Of Lies for July 3 2016

Airs at: Sun, 07/03/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week: the Adult Use of Marijuana Act is officially Proposition 64 on California's November election ballot; many medical marijuana dispensaries have closed in Washington state as the adult use system rolls over the medical program; and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime ... Read more

The Color of Justice - Racial and Ethnic Disparities in State Prisons

Airs at: Thu, 06/30/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
 Host Jo Ann Hardesty speaks with Bobbin Singh from the Oregon Justice Resource Center &  Ashley Nellis with the Sentencing Project about the report "The Color of Justice; Racial & Ethnic Disparities in State Prisons."     Read more

Oregon's Disproportionately High Rate of Incarceration of Black People

Airs at: Thu, 06/23/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Jo Ann Hardesty hosts a discussion of a new report on racial disparities in state prisons that provides evidence of a disproportionately high rate of incarceration of black Oregonians. “The Color of Justice: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in State Prisons” from The Senten... Read more

Texas Prison Strike

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Beginning September 9th, prisoners across the country are coordinating for a national prison strike.  Back in April a historic strike took place in Texas as prisoners refused to leave their cells claiming poor food and water quality and low wages of as little as 15 cents an... Read more

MacLaren Students Honored

Airs at: Mon, 06/27/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Join host Carlos Chavez to celebrate seven students from MacLaren Youth Corrections who are raising the bar for those serving time at Oregon Youth Authority through the Janus Youth / Hope Partnership Program. We honor their work as leaders within youth detention and recogni... Read more

News In Depth on 06/16/16

Airs at: Thu, 06/16/2016 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
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Guantanamo Prisoner, Teachers Strike in Chiapas and the Election Fraud Bulletin with Greg Palast

Airs at: Thu, 06/16/2016 at 10:00am - 11:00am
  Today on Flashpoints: After nine years, a little known Guantanamo prisoner is finally given a limited chance to plead his case. Teachers on strike in Chiapas! We'll feature a live report from the ground. And we feature our weekly Election Fraud Bulletin with Greg Palast.  Read more

Only in America: Violence from Stanford to Orlando

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel comments on America's culture of violence, and in particular how it led to the Stanford Rape case of Brock Turner and the recent mass shooting in an Orlando Florida gay nightclub:   I had been planning to talk about the Stanford rape case—you know, the one i... Read more

Angelica Pray~A Song for My Brother

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Mindi Griffiths interviews Angelica Pray, a singer/songwriter from Portland, Oregon, whose unique style is described as “musique for self-governed gelfling-gangster hybrids”. She is also a non-violent communications teacher with Oregon Prison Project at Coffee Creek Correct... Read more

With You on the Journey: Families of People in Prison Tell Their Stories, Part 6

Airs at: Mon, 06/06/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
  With You on the Journey was a performance of monologues written by family members of people in prison, it included 11 monologues by 10 family members. The performance was the culmination of six writing workshops and was held at The First Unitarian Church of Portland on O... Read more